Between streaming and cable, viewers have a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Details and times are subject to change.
Low-paying jobs and Victorian-era wealth
In 2024, the web series “Minimum Wage” came to YouTube from the production company American High and drew 30 million views. Now, American High has teamed with Netflix to bring a show of the same name to the streamer, with episodes lasting 12 and a half minutes. The series follows a group of people who work at a pizzeria in New York State, where they deal with a demanding boss, irritating customers, interpersonal drama and, surely, lots of red sauce spills (it’s very hard to get the stains out of clothes!). Aidan Micho, Grace Reiter, Hyde Healy, Julia DiCesare, Luke Burke, Ryan Micho, and Tommy Armstrong star. Begins streaming Monday on Netflix.
The clash of old money and new in 19th-century New York City is back in the fourth season of “The Gilded Age.” Last season left off after the robber baron George Russell (Morgan Spector) nearly died, which made him reconsider his career and his marriage to Bertha (Carrie Coon, who has earned Emmy nominations for her role). Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) tries to regain her place in society, and there’s a new potential rival to George: John D. Rockefeller (Neal Huff). The eight-episode season airs weekly. Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO.
Crime dramas, real and fictional
The executive producers of “The Traitors” have a new competition show to tide you over until Season 5 begins early next year. “The Mob,” hosted by Parker Posey, brings celebrity contestants to an Italian villa to compete for a $250,000 prize. Each week, the competitors participate in challenges inspired by “mob jobs” and manage social dynamics with one another and the celebrity named as don, to ensure they don’t get “whacked.” Bruno Tonioli from “Dancing With the Stars,” Aida Turturro from “The Sopranos,” Demi Engemann from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and Harry Jowsey, from basically every reality series, are a few of the contestants. New episodes air weekly. Begins streaming Monday on Hulu.
Based on the Lars Kepler novels “Lazarus” and “The Sandman,” the series “Nocturne” premieres this week. It follows Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber), a former soldier and current homicide detective, who moves from Philadelphia to a small town in western Pennsylvania to try to get away from the exhausting big-city madness. But Jonah isn’t going to the get the reprieve he desires because Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham), a devious and artful serial killer, is on the loose. Zazie Beetz also stars, as the F.B.I. agent Saga Bauer, who is like a daughter to Jonah and has to go up against Jurek. Two episodes will premiere together, and then episodes will be released weekly until Dec. 25. Begins streaming Friday on Apple TV.
Three documentaries
Three years ago on Oct. 28, Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 from what an autopsy called “acute effects of ketamine.” Mentions of his name in recent years have centered on the trial for the Los Angeles woman who sold Perry the ketamine (she was sentenced to 15 years in prison), but now, the new three-part documentary series “The One About Matthew Perry” seeks to remember Perry for who he was in life. Featuring interviews with his sister Mia Perry Bowick and his lifelong friends, and using archival pictures and videos, the episodes chart his rise to fame as Chandler Bing in “Friends,” his struggles behind the scenes and his advocacy for addiction resources. All three episodes air together. Begins streaming Tuesday on Netflix.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo,” was one of Mexico’s most prolific drug traffickers, helping to move cocaine and heroin into the United States. He was one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel and appeared on an F.B.I. Most Wanted list while evading law enforcement for years. In 2024 he was arrested in El Paso, in a betrayal that took the form of a kidnapping scheme, and in 2026 was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking charges. The documentary “The Fall of El Mayo” chronicles his life, his crimes and his eventual arrest. Begins streaming Thursday on Netflix.
When you think of a sketch comedy show, it’s likely that “Saturday Night Live” comes to mind immediately, but in Canada, the Second City troupe and its show “SCTV” were the early home base for many comedy favorites including John Candy, Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. The new documentary “SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of,” produced by Jimmy Kimmel, reunites some cast members to reminisce about their time on the show and reflect on its legacy. Begins streaming Friday on Netflix.
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